Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-15

dressed. Mr.. Hunt was there. Idon't know
what kind of pants he had on, nor whether
they were rolled mp, nor what color they we're.
l am moisture if it was as late as 8 O'Clock when
Leavitt anne in. Hooked at the clock a little
before Leavit came in. 1 am not sure that it
might not have been an hour or one and Il half
hours from 9 o'clock.
James Cruikshank says: l live in Sioux
City and have for fourteen years been turn
key. am turnkey and have charge of Tho
prisoners IN the Jail. l am acquainted with
jail in which he is confined. know i' Lesvitt,
and have Known him a year. 1 know of his
coming to the Jail about the q. of November.
The Sheriff brought him down in the Jail:
Leavi t talked with B smarck, Leavitt said
Bismarck said no, but he said he had heard Of
him [Leavitt] Leavitt asked him if hc had
everything he wanted. Bismarck said he had
tobacco, but nothing to drink, and
asked Leayitt to bring him a
would bring some or he would send him some.
Leavitt asked Bismarck how his wife was get
ting along. Bismarck said he had enough to
eat, but he didn't know whether his wife had
or not. Leayitt said for Bismarck to give his
provided for. Leavitt said: .aYou know l
Leavitt said Bismarck knew who did it, and
the latter said John Arensdorf. repeating the
name twice; Leavitt told Bismarck he could
get him out of Jail, but he would have to leave
town, and that he was as we'll off there as any
where till the trial. Leavitt said they would
come out all right if Bismarck stuck to that
story. Bismarck said he didn'tknow, and that
he had told it to save his neck, and that he
Bismarck q bottle of brandy that dny in the
afternoon. Leavitt in the afternoon called up
Bismarck and asked him the name of the man
who want to go on his bail bond in tho Po-
Elmer A. Erwin %testiies: live in Sioux
City and have lived here for several years. l
know Leavitt. l saw Leavitt on August last
in the evening, about $40 o'clock, OH the cor
ner of Nebraska and Fourth streets. He had
going east. His pants were pretty light. Cross
examination by the State: 1don't know who
went along with Leavitt. The nearest lamp
was about 100 feet off on the corner. Ieaviit's
rubber coat was buttoned up from top to bot
tom. l can't say if Leavitt's pants were rolled
UP. The other two men were between me and
Leavitt as they walked by. I don't know
what kind of clothes the next man to Leavitt
wore. l can't say anything about their clothes.
don't know whether he worea cap or a great,
big broad hat. The man next to nc wasn't q
tall man. Idon't know what kim of pants
he had Oh, nor coat nor vest. Nobody has
talked to mo about this matter. The defend
ant has never talked with me. Judge Pendle-
ton talked with me this morning. That was
the first attorney who talked with ME. l told
nobody about it.
Louis Seller on the stand: have lived in
Sioux City twenty-four %years-all my life. I
knew Leavitt. talked on August 5 with leav-
lit. In that conversation no said w ought
to blow up some of these SIS of BIS. In
Ieavenworth we blew up a man and three
children. That settled the matter" Next day
l had q conversation near Junk's saloon with
Leavitt; He said: Il guess I've got my foot
in it. If I am arrested will you go on my
! bond?"
Bismarck said to me that he put the shooting
on John Arensdorf in order to save his own
neck, or substantially that. Bismarck said
that he was drunk.
Chas. Cormeny says he saw Leavitt about
o'clock p. M. August 3; that he had on a light
suit of clothet, bit no rubber coat.
Mrs. J.. W. Gilbert and Anna Tagemeier
swear that they heard Mrs. Leavitt say: sThe
saloon mon of Sioux City have no sand. If 1
had them I would put petticoats onthem. For
9 cents l would do up Haddock myself"
D. c. Barnes testiies: live in Sioux City
and have for fourteen years.. am in tho mill
ing business. I work for the City Mill and
Elevator Company. In August lived on West
Second street Ihaye known John Arensdorf
good. Isaw him on the evening Of the third
Of August, just before dark, probably between
z and . o'ciock, on Fourth street, bythe Acad-
envy of Music. l talked with him there. He
and 1 went into Phil Eberle's saloon, and staid
there till about $50. There we were talking
about city politics-not in particular about sa-
loon matters. Mr.. Davelaar came in. We
went over TO the Davelaar saloon. We got
there about $3.50. Davelaar didn't go to the
Shepherd. Invent out to the drug store
Moore's drug store. Arensdorf told me to
stop for him as I came back. Mr.. Arensdorf
and l ate lunch at the Shepherd saloon when 1
came back. l think this took us about twenty
minutes. We came out together, and I started
home and Arensdorf started east. I passed
there, and it was 1918 or 1U:l7 o'clock. There
was no one but myself and Davelaar with
Arensdorf that evening. Others came in and
we spoke. 1t is about two and a half blocks
from the Shepherd to the Columbia. My house
creek bridge, over which l pass going home.
l saw men standing on the corner at Water
and Fourth streets by Dineen's fence. There
we're two or three or four Of them. hoard of
the murder next morning; 1diln,t hear Of it
collecting that evening. l did not separate
from Arensdorf during the evening, except
when l went to the drug store. l have known
Bismarck. know his general moral charac-
ter; it is bad. | think | saw Bismarck near
the Columbia House that night. ! didn't re-
cognize him in particular. The electric light
was about one block west of the west end of
the bridge. Fourth street 10 called Wet Third
street, west OF Perry creek. met Frank Bar
ker on the bridge that night He was going
east on Fourth street. I think the electric
light hung in the center of the street
, John Davelaar and s F.. II cher testify that
they saw Arensdorf with Barnes about $50
O'clock The evening of the shooting.
w. F. Written, City Engineer, says it is 40
feet from Perry Creek bridge to lie electric
light in the middle of West Thisd Street
Adolph Knepper t~estfies: 1 live in Sioux
City and have been here two years. Bis
marck's place joins, m ne. | an acquainted
with him. Bismarck owned the house but not
the lot ! b9u lit the house through, John
for it. l gave s 81 10 John Arensdorf to pay
for the houfe. I wasn't on good terms with
Bismarck's wife and that is the reason I hid
Arensdorf buy 1t FORM. 1t was q few days
befo"e Bismarck's wife went away that l
bought the b use. I have a bill of sale. I
pa d off some liens on the house-one lien to
the McCullock d edwards Lumber Company,
for $40. Then $40 was due Mr.. Dean for rent
| of the ground on which the house stool
10 n Martin states that Leav. tt ga d: s'Thcse
fellows have no nerve. They ought to do up
the preacher. You watch me and l will do
him up"
TENTH DAY.
Once again, as the monotonous cry of the
bailiff d ed away, Judge Lewis called for the
next witness of the defense. whereupon Will
liam Scott was placed OH the stand, and testi-
fed as follows. live in Sionx City and haya